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National Voices and NESTA have published evidence that peer support can help people feel more knowledgeable, confident and happy and less isolated and alone. We explore what peer support is, whether it can really deliver benefits and how it can be implemented.

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This report summarises evidence from more than 1000 studies of peer support. It sets out what peer support is, who is involved, the different types of support that can be offered, ways it can be provided, where it might be made available and when it might be offered. It sets out the evidence for the effectiveness of different kinds of peer support in relation to people's experience and emotions, changes in behaviour and health outcomes and changes in service usage and cost.

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This toolkit sets out the definition of peer support, evidence for the effectiveness of peer support in supporting people with mental health problems, its underpinning principles, and some models for providing it.

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In this brief article, Sara Riggare describes how her limited contact with health services (two appointments with her consultant a year) highlights the importance of being able to manage her own health and describes some of the skills and techniques she uses to manage her Parkinson's.

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This guide is written for decision makers within councils and their partners (e.g. voluntary and community sector organisations involved in care and support planning) to help them better understand the requirements of the Care Act inrelation to Care and Support Planning for adults and carers. Although it is primarily intended for local authorities, it provides up-to-date knowledge on the process and an important insight into the overlap and integration needed between health and social care.

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The Personalised care and support planning handbook is aimed at commissioners and care practitioners(i.e. not just health and care professionals, but also othe rnon-clinical and volunteer roles), and is intended to set out what personalised care and support planning is, and how to deliver it.

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This series of resources were developed by Calderdale & Husddersfield NHS Foundation Trust to promote and provide information about their 'Take Control' course for patients with long term pain. The materials provide examples that other can use to help them develop their own local materials.

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This report sets out the evidence for peer support and its benefits. It describes the key features of effective peer support programmes and what is needed to implement these at both strategic and operational levels. It explores how the impact and effectiveness of peer support programmes can be evaluated.

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A Better Plan is a free on-line application which allows people to create and share their own personal care plans. It has been developed by Digital Life Sciences through Year Zero, one of the four projects in the dallas programme supported by the Technology Strategy Board and Department of Business, Innovations and Skills.